MGT 363 - Managing Quality
Provides students with an overview of total quality management. Emphasis on philosophy, tools, and the integrated systems for the continuous improvement of process and product quality.
Offered once yearly.

MGT 364 - Service Operations ManagementAn overview of the planning, controls, and designs of operations in the service industry. Emphasis on the application of economic principles, decision tools, and models to solve problems encountered in the service environment.
Offered once yearly.

MGT 365 - Strategic Management of OperationsDesigned to enhance comprehension of the operations management function at the strategic level to gain experience in identifying and analyzing strategic problem situations and to develop recommendations for action.
Offered once yearly.

MGT 337 - Supply Chain Management
Examines the organization of a purchasing department, its objectives, functions, and personnel. Purchasing specifications, standards, bidding, ordering, and sources are among the topics covered. Discussion and analysis of the duties and responsibilities of the materials handling manager in a typical manufacturing firm. Specifically, the handling of materials in the manufacturing process is discussed, including coordination between manufacturing departments and plants within a firm.

MGT 466 - International Management and Multinational CorporationsA study of the managerial challenges of conducting business in a global economy. Emphasis on cultural differences and their impact on the situations and issues managers confront when working internationally. Requires senior status or approval of instructor. Part of the Global Change theme. Fulfills World Perspectives requirement.

MGT 467 - Advanced Topics in Operations ManagementThis course provides a framework for effectively managing processes and employees in manufacturing organizations. Emphasis is given to the processes involved in initiating and implementing changes in management policies, products, and technologies. Course format includes a mixture of lectures, readings, case analysis, and real-world exercises.
Offered once yearly.

MKT 457 - Logistics and Transportation
Studies the role of transportation in the global supply chain and distribution channel, and the interaction of transportation with other supply chain logistics activities such as inventory control. Topics include logistics system design, transportation policy and infrastructure, each mode of freight transportation, and the management of transportation.
Offered every other semester.